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Book SynopsisAfrican American Communist B.D. Amis was a major figure in the black freedom struggle during the two decades between the world wars. At that time, the American Communist Party (CPUSA) played a significant role in fighting for the rights of African Americans. Amis was part of the small circle of black radicals leading the struggle for workers'' rights and racial justice. This anthology of his key writings and speeches reveals the deep commitment to the working class by his generation of African American Marxists. His classics, such as ''Lynch Justice at Work'' and ''They Shall Not Die!,'' as well as his speech nominating William Z. Foster for president at the 1936 CPUSA Convention in Chicago, are included. This work also features important documents penned by Amis and found in the former Soviet archives and in the private holdings of the Amis Family. It also includes many of Amis'' theoretical works found in international documents, such as the CPUSA''s International Press Correspondenc
Trade Reviewthis slim volume does not dissapoint....this enlightening book repays attention, as it sheds a light on a phenomenon worthy of deeper interrogation, i.e. black Communists, providing unusually striking documents about a pivotal decade in this nation's history. * American Communist History *
Table of ContentsPart 1 Preface Part 2 Acknowledgements Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Lynch Justice at Work Chapter 5 Early Newspaper Articles Chapter 6 Theoretical Essays Chapter 7 Scottsboro Documents Chapter 8 Speeches of B.D. Amis Chapter 9 Cleveland District Organizer Chapter 10 International Press Correspondence Essays Chapter 11 CIO and SWOC Chapter 12 Epilogue Part 13 Appendix Part 14 Selected Bibliography Part 15 About the Editor Part 16 Index
